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Join Us for the Pride and Solidarity in Action Annual Conference this Saturday, November 19

Join Us for the Pride and Solidarity in Action Annual Conference this Saturday, November 19
Start: 11/19/2011 - 2:00pm
End: 11/19/2011 - 7:30pm

New York City Committee of Pride in Our Union
and the Empire State Pride Agenda
are Pleased to Present

Pride and Solidarity in Action Annual Conference

Panels and Break-Out Discussions ● Professional and Social Networking Sharing of Ideas and Sustenance

When: 2-7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 19, 2011

Where: Center for Worker Education, The Joseph S. Murphy Institute, CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, 19th floor, New York, NY 10036 between 5th & 6th Aves.

Please tell a friend and RSVP now. Your help to implement another successful conference is needed: spread the word about this unique gathering!

Join us for a stimulating conference, refreshments upon arrival; sustenance in-between and a wine and sweets reception at the end.

  • Union Leaders – Discuss their journey on LGBT Issues (Panel discussion led by Kevin Finnegan, Political Director of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, and Denise Berkley, CSEA Statewide Secretary) – join in a conversation about your journey (as an ally or an LGBT person) to activism and support for equality and justice
  • Legal Panel – Marriage Rights; Transgender Rights (Featuring Attorney Sally Otos and Noah Lewis, Staff Attorney with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund) – ask legal questions of these experts around marriage, transgender discrimination, legal protections for family and partners and more…

Pizza Break

  • Transgender Health Benefits and Domestic Partner Benefits – Desma Holcomb, Director of Downstate Organizing, Pride Agenda, and Carmen Acosta, Community Outreach Director, 1199 SEIU LGBTQ Caucus, will facilitate a discussion about tools we can use in navigating the maze that leads to benefits for our members
  • Commit to the Transgender Rights and Marriage Defense Campaign – Sheilah Sable, Director of Upstate Organizing, Pride Agenda – A review of the upcoming campaign work related to transgender equality and justice; passing the GENDA legislation; birth certificate changes, Medicaid regulations; 2012 election work and more….

Wine and Cheese Reception

To RSVP or for more information, contact Sheilah Sable at ssable@prideagenda.org or (518) 937-7908 or Desma Holcomb at dholcomb@prideagenda.org or (917) 522-3415.